Based on Jean Pavans’ Scenic Adaptation of “The Aspern Papers” by HENRY JAMES Screenplay by JEAN PAVANS, JULIEN LANDAIS, HANNAH BHUIYA Directed by JULIEN LANDAIS A Summerstorm Entertainment - Princeps Films - Cohen Media Group Production Sales Company: US Distribution: Publicity Contact: ARRI Media International Cohen Media Group DDA,
[email protected] LOGLINE Based on Henry James’ eponymous novella, The Aspern Papers tells a story of obsession, grandeur lost and dreams of Byronic adventures. Set in Venice in the late 19th century, it centers on Morton Vint, an American editor fascinated by the romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern and determined to get his hands on the letters Aspern wrote to his beautiful lover and muse, Juliana Bordereau. Decades later, now the ferocious guardian of their secrets, Juliana lives in a Venetian palazzo with her niece who she seems to control and Morton tries to manipulate. SYNOPSIS Set in Venice in the late 19th century and based on Henry James’ eponymous novella, The Aspern Papers is a story of obsession, grandeur lost, and dreams of Byronic adventures. Starring Golden Globe® Winner Jonathan Rhys Myers (Match Point, “The Tudors”) as the ambitious editor Morton Vint, two-time Golden Globe® Nominee Joely Richardson (Snowden, Anonymous) as Miss Tina, and in the role of her dominating aunt Juliana Bordereau, Academy Award® & Golden Globe® winner Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement, Julia, Howard’s End). Morton Vint is fascinated by the romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern and by his icon’s short and wildly romantic life. Having travelled from America to Venice, he is determined to get his hands on the letters Aspern wrote to his beautiful lover and muse, Juliana Bordereau.